From Secular Isolation to Current Globalisation: Preserving the Ethnobotanical Knowledge in Eivissa/Ibiza (Balearic Islands, Spain)
Eivissa/Ibiza, as per its names in its two official languages, Catalan and Spanish, is the third of the Balearic Islands in terms of extension and the second concerning population. It is also a well-known holiday destination in Europe. Numerous ethnobotanical prospections have been performed in the...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/385729 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/385729 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Balearic Islands Eivissa Ethnobotany Ibiza Traditional knowledge Medicinal plants Landraces |
| Sumario: | Eivissa/Ibiza, as per its names in its two official languages, Catalan and Spanish, is the third of the Balearic Islands in terms of extension and the second concerning population. It is also a well-known holiday destination in Europe. Numerous ethnobotanical prospections have been performed in the Balearic Islands, but to date, Ibiza lacks a monographic study on traditional knowledge related to plant biodiversity. In this paper, we present the results of the ethnobotanical investigation carried out in Ibiza from 2016 to 2023. A total amount of 95 interviews were conducted with 101 informants born between 1916 and 1983, with semi-structured interviews, participant observation and plant collection, identification and deposit in a public herbarium as basic methods. The total ethnoflora of the island is 254 taxa belonging to 71 botanical families. The most cited families are <i>Solanaceae</i> (1030 URs, 13.50%), followed by <i>Fabaceae</i> (770 URs, 10.09%), <i>Lamiaceae</i> (646 URs, 8.47%) and <i>Rutaceae</i> (578 URs, 7.57%). The most cited species are <i>Vitis vinifera</i>, <i>Capsicum annuum</i>, <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>, <i>Solanum tuberosum</i> and <i>Citrus sinensis</i>. This study reveals that the local population still retains significant ethnobotanical knowledge. Further research in similar territories could help determine whether this pattern is consistent elsewhere. |
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